50 Gifts Under $50

Boho Scarf

The Calibogue Bamboo Scarf will dress up jeans or a plain work dress. $35; spartina449.com

• Buy the Calibogue Bamboo Scarf from spartina449.com.

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Lipgloss Set

Divvy up Tarte's For the Love of Lipgloss Collector's Set and give one box to each of your favorite beauty queens. $32; ulta.com

• Buy the Tarte For the Love of Lipgloss Collector's Set from ulta.com.

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Bead Necklace

The Multi Line Bead Color Block Necklace will match practically everything in your gal pal's wardrobe. $32; zadretail.com

• Buy the Multi Line Bead Color Block Necklace from zadretail.com.

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Hip Headphones

Your fave teen will be impressed you picked out these cool Coloud headphones. $25; target.com

• Buy the Coloud Colors Headphones from target.com.

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Portable Charger

Apple users will love the iCharge All, a power supply that packs a 100% charge. $45; cameonouveau.com

• Buy the Triple C Designs iCharge All from cameonouveau.com.

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Sugar Bowl & Milk Jug

Art aficionados will adore Pantone Universe's Sugar Bowl and Milk Jug. $24 and $22; givesimple.com

• Buy the Pantone Universe Sugar Bowl from givesimple.com.
• Buy the Pantone Universe Milk Jug from givesimple.com.

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Chain Clutch

The eye-catching colors and chain detail on Shiraleah's Ezra Clutch are a little bit funky and a whole lot of fun. $49; shopbossa.com

• Buy the Shiraleah Ezra Clutch from shopbossa.com.

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Candy Bar Set

Delight your chocolate-addicted coworker with the unique flavors in Wild Ophelia's Candy Bar Gift Set. $14 for four; wildophelia.com

• Buy the Candy Bar Gift Set from wildophelia.com.

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Sunglass Case

Thomas Paul's padded cotton canvas Chips Eyeglass Case is the ideal accessory for a friend with a sense of humor. $20; papertrailrhinebeck.com

• Buy the Thomas Paul Chips Eyeglass Case from papertrailrhinebeck.com.

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Ceramic Cocottes

Surprise a budding chef with a set of colorful cocottes and a handwritten recipe. $35 for two; macys.com

• Buy the Martha Stewart Collection Ceramic Mini Figural Cocottes from macys.com.

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Bee House

This buzz-worthy Bee House attracts pollinating mason bees, which work wonders for plants and flowers. $17; gardeners.com

• Buy the Mason Bee House from gardeners.com.

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Extra-Large Tote

The Open Tote is ideal for the beach, grocery shopping, and overnight stays. $30; queenlanedesigns.com

• Buy the Open Tote from queenlanedesigns.com.

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Snakeskin Ballet Flats

Foldable flats couldn't be more perfect for busy moms. $45; footzyfolds.com

• Buy the Snake Ballet from footzyfolds.com.

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Colorful Collars

Recycled Planet Petco collars will make pet owners and their furry friends very happy. $15; petco.com

• Buy the Planet Petco Adjustable Squares Eco Dog Collars from petco.com.

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Mini Speaker

Send a college student back to school with a portable wood speaker that's small in size but big on sound. $36; artisangemsboutique.com

• Buy the Glam Naturale Zebra Wood Mini Speaker from artisangemsboutique.com.

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Scrabble Coasters

Inspire your Scrabble partner with the To the Letter Coaster Set. $21 for 54; modcloth.com

• Buy the Wild & Wolf To the Letter Coaster Set from modcloth.com.

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Emergency Kit

Inside the Minimergency Kit are 17 tiny essentials—like hair spray, nail polish, and floss. $24; pinchprovisions.com

• Buy the Monogram Minimergency Kit + Refills from pinchprovisions.com.

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Tapered Candle Set

Brighten up dinner parties with the Cocktail Gift Set of candles and holders. $27.50; creativecandles.com

• Buy the Cocktail Gift Set from creativecandles.com.

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iPod Hoodie

Techies can keep gadgets undercover with the Hoodies Protective Sweatshirt Cover. $18; spoonsisters.com

• Buy the Hoodies Protective Sweatshirt Cover from spoonsisters.com.

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Chameleon Koozies

Cozy beverage wraps fit around bottles of all sizes. $8; freakerusa.com

• Buy Freaker Bottle Wraps from freakerusa.com.

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Manly Moccasins

Grandpa's piggies will stay toasty in these moccasins. $20; aeropostale.com

• Buy the Flannel Moccasin from aeropostale.com.

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Double Hoop Earrings

These orange Leather Hoop Earrings are the trendy steal of the season. $30; gawdybobbles.com

• Buy the Leather Hoop Earrings from gawdybobbles.com.

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Mushroom Garden

This grow-at-home mushroom kit produces 1 1/2 pounds of fresh oyster mushrooms right on the kitchen counter. $20; backtotheroots.com

• Buy the Mushroom Kit from backtotheroots.com.

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Monogrammed Cutting Board

Design Clairebella's Personalized Ikat Cutting Board to match a loved one's kitchen. $39; paperfancy.com

• Buy the Clairebella's Personalized Ikat Cutting Board from paperfancy.com.

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Classy Clutch

The vegan leather Color Block Envelope Clutch is a must for your fashion-forward friend. $33; mud-pie.com

• Buy the Color Block Envelope Clutch from mud-pie.com.

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Hand-Made Hats

Proceeds from these hand-crocheted hats help provide families in Peru and Uganda with basic necessities like food and water. $32; krochetkids.com

• Buy The 5207.5 hats from krochetkids.com.

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Lemon Water Bottle

This water bottle has what it takes to infuse tap water with fresh lemon on the go. $20; fullcircle.alice.com

• Buy the Lemon Water On-the-Go water bottle from fullcircle.alice.com.

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Striped Sock Set

A set of PACT's super soft, striped socks will get Dad out of his rut. $25 for three pairs; wearpact.com

• Buy the Men's All Stripe Classics Crew Sock Box from wearpact.com.

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Stylish Soaps

The mod prints on these refillable hand soaps will make any hostess happy. $18 each; caldrea.com

• Buy the Glass Hand Soaps from caldrea.com.

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Sweet Perfume

This Mandarin Tea Perfume is fruity, refreshing, and affordable. $28; loveandtoast.com

• Buy the Mandarin Tea Perfume from loveandtoast.com.

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Wine Sampler

Give amateur sommeliers a sampler to taste and talk about. $40 for six; tastingroom.com

• Buy the Signature Series Michael Chiarello Napa Wines for Festive Meals wine sampler from tastingroom.com.

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Blooming Buckle

Turn a boring belt into a stylish accessory with Loopty Loo's slip-on flower buckle. $38; partyexplosions.com

• Buy the Loopty Loo Burlap Pumpkin Flower Belt Buckle from partyexplosions.com.

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Tea Tower

Please tea drinkers with an assortment of loose-leaf Russian Blends. $24 for five; us.kusmitea.com

• Buy the Russian Blends Assortment from uskusmitea.com.

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Chic Club Covers

These golf club covers will score a hole in one with grandma. $48 for four; allforcolor.com

• Buy the Bright Bloom Golf Club Covers from allforcolor.com.

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Bottled Bubble Bath

Help an overworked friend relax with a bottle of Blithe and Bonny lilac-scented bubble bath. $26; pineflatmercantile.com

• Buy the Blithe and Bonny Lilac Bubble Bath from pineflatmercantile.com.

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Whale Coin Purse

Send your sitter home with a cute-as-can-be coin purse. $25; etsy.com/shop/misala

• Buy the Smiley Whale Coin Purse from etsy.com/shop/misala.nstyle.com.

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Stately Towels

Remind someone of home with an eco-friendly State Tea Towel. $15; vestigesinc.com

• Buy the State Towels from vestigesinc.com.

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Cosmetic Case

Frequent fliers can pack tons of toiletries in this Wash Bag. $28; bodenusa.com

• Buy the Wash Bag from bodenusa.com.

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Keepsake Scrapbook

New moms can track their family's footsteps with Here's to Fabulous You, Nancy O'Dell's scrapbook. $20; creativememories.com/nancy

• Buy Here's to Fabulous You from creativememories.com.

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Graphic Watches

These water-resistant watches are bold and beautiful. $39 each; may28th.me

• Buy the Graphic Watches from may28th.me.

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Wine Glass Set

This stemless wine glass set is etched with salutations. $30 for four; taghomedecor.com

• Buy the Cheers Stemless Wine Glasses from taghomedecor.com.

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Runners' Wings

A pair of Shwings will help you spot your running partner at your next 5K. $10; tweakiepie.com

• Buy Shwings from tweakiepie.com

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Mod Mixing Bowls

New home owners will welcome these colorful, flexible mixing bowls. $49 for three; containerstore.com

• Buy the Flex-It Mixing Bowl Set from containerstore.com.

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Seed Slingshot

Planting is fun and easy with a seed bomb and slingshot set. $20; crateandbarrel.com

• Buy the seed bomb and slingshot set from crateandbarrel.com.

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Flower Trivets

The silicone Blossom trivet can prop up a hot dish or decorate a bland side table. $10; amazon.com

• Buy the Spice Ratchet Blossom Multi-Use Silicone Trivet from amazon.com.

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Portable Cooler

Set up a fellow soccer mom to win Most Valuable Parent with this collapsible, freezable Social Cooler. $28; packitcool.com

• Buy the Social Cooler from packitcool.com.

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Glass Cookie Carton

The Fantastic Unplastic Tray makes serving sweets fun for bakers. $25; momastore.org

• Buy the Fantastic Unplastic Tray from momastore.org.

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Magnet Set

Your kid's teacher will adore floral magnets—and proceeds benefit pediatric cancer patients. $20; childrensart.org

• Buy the Four Blossoms Magnet Set from childrensart.org.

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Bingo Plate

Two's Company's Bingo Plate works as a catchall or a pretty platter. $19; burkedecor.com

Originally published in the December 2012 issue of Parents magazine.

• Buy the Two's Company Bingo Card Plate from burkedecor.com.

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